Reliability of Scores on the "Manifestation of Symptomatology Scale": A Study with Adolescent Students in an Alternative School Setting

Autor/inn/en	Sullivan, Jeremy R.; Moyer, Michael S.; Gonzalez, Gerardo E.
Titel	Reliability of Scores on the "Manifestation of Symptomatology Scale": A Study with Adolescent Students in an Alternative School Setting
Quelle	In: Assessment for Effective Intervention, 37 (2011) 1, S.26-33 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1534-5084
DOI	10.1177/1534508411411175
Schlagwörter	Nontraditional Education; Sexual Abuse; Reliability; Psychopathology; Adolescents; Measures (Individuals); Statistical Significance; Juvenile Justice; Psychometrics; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Scores; Gender Differences; Ethnicity; Correlation; Children; Discipline + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Sexueller Missbrauch; Reliabilität; Psychopathologie; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Messdaten; Jugendgerichtshilfe; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Geschlechterkonflikt; Ethnizität; Korrelation; Child; Kind; Kinder; Disziplin
Abstract	The "Manifestation of Symptomatology Scale" (MOSS) is a norm-referenced, self-report instrument designed to assess characteristics of psychopathology among children and adolescents from 11 to 18 years of age. Although the MOSS has been used in several research studies within juvenile justice or disciplinary education contexts, the psychometric properties have not been examined beyond preliminary information provided in the test manual. The current research uses the scores of 172 adolescents attending a juvenile justice alternative education program to assess internal consistency of scores. Alpha coefficients were generally consistent with those reported in the MOSS manual although several differences reached statistical significance, and significant gender and ethnicity differences in alpha coefficients were observed for the Sexual Abuse scale. Low item-total correlations also were observed for many scales. Implications related to internal consistency and use of the MOSS with different groups are discussed. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10